Panzer Aces: German Tank Commanders in World War II

I have this book and just finished reading it for the 2nd time. Along with "Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer this is my favorite war books. The blow-by-blow accounts of tank warfare on the Russian Front will leave you litterally in awe of what those "panzer aces" lived through. I super highly recommend this book. Get it and you won't be able to put it down until you are done!

This is an exciting and well written book that I have read twice. It chronicles the rise and fall of the German Panzertruppe through the personal experiences of six of its finest leaders. Beginning early in the war, using largely inferior equipment but having great esprit de corps (the French would hate that) and brilliant tactics and initiative, with the great victories in Poland, France and the first two years in Russia and then through the last two years of the war- using the best equipment but hamstrung by inadequate numbers and inane strategies resulting in a series of continued localized tactical victories and theatre wide strategic defeats, this book presents an on the field view we rarely have gotten from other writers. Using actual diaries and first hand journals Kurowski recreates the actual battlefield experiences of these men as they progressed through the war. This is first-hand tactical experience made real on the written page! Really well done. I found this book riveting. Paul Carrel, in two books, "Hitler Moves East" & "Scorched Earth" captures much of the same on an operational level, and I recommend these books highly as well.

I read this book first, afterwards i picked up Infantry Aces by Franz as well. This book while only having the story about a few panzer aces, 6 i think. Is very detailed from the start of their career and to the end. The stories of the battles on the eastern front are simply amazing, especially late in the war. The numbers or enemy tanks agnaist them and battle after battle are simply unbelievable! The story of each tankers life and experiences is something any history buff would like. Some people who like exciting fiction, will also like these true stories as they are amazing. I cant wait for panzer aces 2 to come out.

I purchased this book several years ago,you must read it to find the REAL story of German armor.I would also highly recomend it's companion,Infantrie Aces.To many people get thier history from the old propaganda films on the History Channel.

This is one of the most realistic war books I've ever read. You have the feeling of being there.